The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-11
Y AN AMERICAN PLAN.
How to Reduce tho Revenue without Inju
Ing business Intsrests, NR,

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l0.-A Washing.
ton correspondent Of the Press telegraphs
As the Free.trade League Is offering sug.
gestlons to Mr.. Morrison in relation to the
reduction Of the surplus revenue II Is only
fair that that the American Protective
Tariff League should bo heard on the
other side. The success OF this league
during the frat year of its existence has
been great. It has been thoroughly orga.
nized In every State and territory but five.
Cranch lesgues aro sprinRing mp In all
parta OF the country, and interest Ia being
awakened. Tho aim Of the League Is to
educate the people On the subjec. OF the
tariff and Counteract the E1glish doc
trines that have been spread broadcast
throughout the country. The President
OF the League, Edward II. .Ammidown,
has addressed a letter to Hon. William D.
Kelley, and enclosed truly American
plan OF tariff revision, summary OF
which is herewith given:
HOW TO REDUCE THE REVENUE.
l.tAbolish all internal taxes except on
spirituous and fermented liquors $45, ,0OO,.
900. ~.
2. Remove tho discrimination apainet
worsted fabrics, all-wool dress goods,
ready.made clothing, etc. tFof details see
Whitman before Waya and, Means Com
mittee, March l3, 1886, with certain mod
ificati0ns) This would diminish Imports
say, 100000 per annum, create large
demand for machinery, increase the con-
sumption OF American wool 10000 900 to
$1,000 600 pounds per annum us to Is per
cent? and reduce the cost Of such fabrics
to the American consumer by more com-
petition, and by depressing prices abroad.
Estimated reduction OF revenue, So 900 900.
3. Increase the duties on manufactures
OF flax and jute 80 as 20 make tho duties
on finer and medium fabrics so per, cent.
This would utilize the growth Of fax in
the West, encourage the culture OF iute in
the South, establish hpx and jute manu-.
fGctures in these parts OF the country and
thereby diversity ;onr agricultural pro.
ducte, develope national industry Of the
highest Importance (the present consump.
ton of jute and linen fabrics being not
less than $50. 00O, 900 per annum) with
great advantage 10 various collateral in.
dustrles, and furnish employment to thou
sands of our people. !, (See Professor
Waterhouse's Report on Jnte Culture,
Department of Agriculture, 1883. Also
papers on the culture and manufacture OF
fax, read before the franklin Institute by
John Shinn, March II, 1856. and pub.
lished in vol. XVI, No. 8, Of the Bulletin
OF Wool Manufacturers Association.)
The reduction OF duties would begradual,
and at the end OF five years would not be
less than one-half the present amount. A
fair estimate would bo Sc, 5,00O,000
!. Increase the duty on tin plate to two
cents per pound and develop the home
manufacture. Tho present consumption
is not less than $50 100000, equal to that
| Of stoel rails. To produce this amount
would involve .psyme Of S24 ,00O, 600 for
labor. Imports Of S20,O00.0O0 would be
stopped. The increase Of cost to the con.
aumsr would be imperceptihler until our
own manufactures were established, and
altecth prices would be lower. THE ex-
perience in steel!rails would tbs repeated.
(See John Jarrett, "Tin-plate Manufacture
in the United States") S5.OOO,0O0.
Total estimated reduction OF revenue,
s6l, 100000. al}l-@ll,
FACls Abuuf THE BuGAR INDUSTRY.
Legislation to reduce the duty on sugar
should be deferred uutil the conditions
and prospects of the home sugar industry
have been more carefully investigated and
are batter understood. An industry which,
if established, would produce $3.50, 100000
in value OF staple article Of food required
in every American household, aud save
Sl00, 900, 900 now or in the Immediate fu-
ture, annually paid to foreign producers;
such an industry, with the example OF
France and Germany to encourage us, lis
OF too serious Importance to this nation to
be treated by the national legislature
otherwise than with ,the utmost caution
and most careful deliharation. In order
to determiue what legislative action re-
specting the duty on sugar wonld best pro-
motethe welfare Of the American people,
have commission appointed, or instruct
tho Commissioners OF Agriculture to re-
port at the next session Of Congress-; %5
]. The actual production Of cane, sor-
ghum and beet sugar in the United States.
2. The area Of land adapted to each and
where located. Et1 a
8. The coat of producing each kind with
the prevailing methods, as compared with
the best European methods. 4 T.. ~
4. The kind and cost OF machinery re.
quired for the manufacture OF sugar by
the best methods - ,sJy
S. The value Of tho product pei. acre,
under favorable conditions, Of cane,
sorghum and beet.sugar, taking into con-
eideration the values of by-producs and
refuse. - !A sg&E5 80 Tsz.A EET
6. The history Of European experience
in promoting heEproduction Of sugar.
Methods and results, qualities Of soil and
climate. 4. o. ;?f'I. J 55.;. i 75 ~
-. Statistics Of importa.ions, production
and consumption Of each kind Of fsugar in
the United States, England, Germany and
France during the past thirty years.
The only fault to be found with Mr..
Ammidown's proposition is that 1t does
not go far enough with the internal rev.
enue. The tax on alcohol for the arts and
manufactures ought to 90 this time and
the next time the entire internal revenue
For years Judge Kelley has advocated
this. At one time he was almost alone in
Ids I'D socacy, It must be extremely grati-
flying to him to find that public opinion is
gradually drifting round 10 his sound and
safe policy to reduce the surplus revenue
and repeal the worst and most obnoxious
and un-American OF war taxes
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'5l. As to Postal Notes. No.
WAsHlNofoN, Jan. lo.-The Postofice
Department to-day furnishes the following
for the information OF Poatmasters: The
act Of Congress, approved January 8, 1885,
authorizes the issue only Of postal notes
(not the payment thereby at such post
Offices other than money order offices, as
the Poetmaster$ General may designate.
Every application for the extension Of this
privilege should specify the number Of In
habitants of the place, and briefly the
reasons for desiring the extension Of the
postal note system. Each application or
petition should be signed by the postmas.
ter Of the locality, who will be required